The Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Third Amendment) Act, 2012

THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE SALARIES, PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES ACT,

1956.

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Third Amendment) Act, 2012. (4) It shall come into force at once. [Sections 11A, 11B and 12 are incorporated in the Principal Act]

Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) „Chairman‟ means the Chairman of the Legislative Council; (b) „Deputy Chairman‟ means the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council; (bb) „Government Chief Whip‟ means a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council designated by the Chief Minister as the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council; (c) „highest class‟ in relation to journeys by train includes air-conditioned accommodation available in the train; (cc) „Leader of the Opposition‟ means the member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council who is for the time being recognised as the Leader of the Opposition by the Speaker or the Chairman as the case may be; (ccc) 'Opposition Chief Whip' means a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council designated as such by the Leader of the Opposition as the Opposition Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council as the case may be; (d) „prescribed‟ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (dd) „recognised group‟ means,- (i) in relation to the Karnataka Legislative Council, every party which has a strength of not less than 10 members i.e., the quorum strength of members in the Legislative Council; (ii) in relation to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, every party which has a strength of not less than twenty three members i.e., the quorum strength of the Legislative Assembly; (e) „residence‟ includes staff quarters and buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof; (f) „Speaker‟ means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; (g) „Deputy Speaker‟ means the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. In the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) (herein after referred to as the Principal Act), in section 11A, in sub-section (5), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(ii) shall for every financial year be entitled to receive in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, a sum of rupees one lakh per annum payable in two equal installments in the months of April and October for the purpose of travelling either single or with a companion in one or more journeys by air or by railway in India.” In the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957), (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in section 3,- (ii) in sub section (2), for the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words " seventy five thousand rupees" and for the words "three lakhs rupees", the words "four lakhs rupees" shall be substituted. (iv) in sub-section (1), for the words " seventy five thousand rupees", the words "one lakh twenty five thousand rupees" and for the words "four lakhs rupees", the words "five lakh rupees" shall respectively be substituted; (v) in sub-section (2), for the words " seventy five thousand rupees", the words "one lakh twenty five thousand rupees rupees" and for the words "four lakhs rupees", the words "five lakh rupees" shall respectively be substituted. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips travelling outside India for medical treatment shall be entitled to the same terms in regard to travelling and other expenses as a Minister of the State Government. x x x

Salaries and sumptuary allowances of Chairman and Speaker. In section 11B, of the Principal Act in sub-section (1), for the words “pension drawn” the words “pension admissible” shall be substituted. In section 4 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "eighty thousand rupees", the words "one lakh sixty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (i) in sub-section (1), for the words "one lakh sixty thousand rupees", the words "two lakh fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted ; and (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "twenty thousand rupees", the words "twenty five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

(1) The Chairman, Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip and Opposition Chief Whip each shall be entitled to the use of a furnished residence in the City of Bangalore within thirty kilometres from the limits of the City of Bangalore throughout his term of office and for a period of sixty days immediately thereafter, or, in lieu of such furnished residence, to a house rent allowance at the rate of two lakh fifty thousand rupees per mensem. The residence provided under this sub-section shall be furnished on such scales and the plinth area thereof shall not exceed such limits, as may be prescribed. (2) The Chairman or the Speaker who is entitled to a house rent allowance, shall be entitled for an allowance of twenty five thousand rupees per mensem for maintenance and upkeep of the residence and for layout and maintenance of gardens included in such residence. In section 12 of the Principal Act, in clause (c), after sub clause (iii) the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(iv) Every person who is drawing family pension under section 11B shall be entitled to rupees two thousand per month as fixed medical allowance, subject to the condition that the amount already reimbursed through the medical reimbursement claim if any during the said month, shall be deducted from the fixed medical allowance.” If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by a notification or by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear it to be necessary or expedient, for removing the difficulty: Provided that, no notification or order under this section shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act: Provided further that, any clarification or Government proceedings issued, if any, by the Government in this behalf before the publication of this Act shall be deemed to have been issued under the provisions of this Act, In section 5 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words "one thousand", the words "two thousand" shall be substituted.

(1) The State Government may provide a suitable motor car each for the use of the Chairman and the Speaker. (2) There shall be paid to the Chairman and the Speaker each a conveyance allowance equal to the cost of two thousand litres of petrol per mensem. (1) the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, pensions and Allowances and certain other Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 ( Karnataka Ordinance No.4 of 2020) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act. In section 6 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), for the words "one thousand", the words "two thousand " shall be substituted.

(1) The Chairman and the Speaker shall, in respect of their respective residences and the motor cars allotted for their use under sub-section (1) of section 4 and section 5, be liable to pay the following charges, namely:— (a) cost of petrol required for their respective motor cars in excess of the cost of two thousand litres of petrol paid by the Government; and (b) the first two hundred rupees of the aggregate monthly charges for the consumption of electricity and water in the residence. (2) All other charges for the maintenance and upkeep of the residence provided under sub-section (1) of section 4 and the motor car provided under section 5 including the cost of repairs thereof, the salaries and allowances of the drivers and cleaners of such motor cars, rates and taxes, and all expenditure for the layout and the maintenance of the gardens included in such residences, shall be borne by the State Government. In section 8 of the Principal Act, in sub section (2),- (i) in clause (b), for the words "thirty rupees", the words "forty rupees" shall be substituted. (ii) in clause (d), for the words "rupees two thousand", the words "rupees three thousand" shall be substituted. (iii) in first proviso, for the words "two thousand five hundred rupees and five thousand rupees” the words “three thousand five hundred rupees and seven thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 4. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (d), in first proviso, for the words “three thousand five hundred rupees and seven thousand rupees” the words “five thousand rupees and ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

The Chairman and the Speaker shall,— (a) for the journey in respect of assuming office, to the City of Bangalore, from his usual place of residence in the State, if it is outside the City, and (b) for the journey in respect of relinquishing office, from the City of Bangalore to his usual place of residence in the State before he assumed office, if such place is outside the City, be entitled to travelling allowance for himself and the members of his family and for the transport of his personal effects at the rates hereinafter specified, namely:— (i) the actual charges incurred by the Chairman or the Speaker for himself and the members of his family, whether the journey is made by train or by road or both; (ii) the actual charges incurred for the transport of the personal effects whether by road or by rail: provided that if a railway wagon is reserved for such transport, the charges for such wagon. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, member of the family means the husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister, if wholly dependent on and residing with the Chairman or the Speaker, as the case may be. In section 10 of the Principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), for the words "forty thousand rupees", the words "sixty thousand rupees" shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "one thousand litres”, the words "one thousand five hundred litres" shall be substituted. 5. Amendment of section 10.- In section 10 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words " sixty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand rupees" shall be substituted;

(1) The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips shall be entitled while touring on duty connected with their offices to travelling and daily or other allowances at the rates and upon the conditions specified in this section. (2) While touring inside India the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips shall be entitled,— (a) for journeys by train to two times the single fare of the highest class available in the train: Provided that if the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips reserves a compartment for the journey, the charges for such compartment shall be borne by the State Government: Provided further that if any person in addition to the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips travels in the reserved compartment, the charges in respect of such person shall be recovered and credited to Government. (b) for journeys by road, to road mileage at forty rupees per kilometre; (c) for journeys by air, to one and one fourth times the single fare paid for such journeys and to the prescribed insurance premium for insurance against accidents during such journeys; (d) to daily allowance at rupees three thousand per day for the days of journey and for the days of halt at any place: Provided that in the case of tours outside the State, the daily allowance shall be at five thousand rupees and ten thousand rupees per diem for stay in hotel or other registered establishment providing lodging and boarding at scheduled rates subject to production of bills Provided further that if the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker, or the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips is treated as a State Guest, he shall be entitled only to one-fourth of the daily allowance for the period for which he is treated as a State Guest. (2A) When the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips while making a journey by road in a motor car provided by the State Government, has to undertake in the public interest further journey by train or by air, he shall be entitled to the petrol charges incurred by him for the return of the motor car to the City of Bangalore from the place at which he ceases to use the motor car: Provided that, save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2B), when no motor car is taken with him while on tour outside the State in India, the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips shall be entitled at his option, in lieu of conveyance allowance and to any road mileage to which he is entitled, to the actual hire charges of the motor car, hired by him in the interest of public service. Certificate to the effect that the hiring of the motor car was necessary in public interest shall be furnished by the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Speaker and Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips, as the case may be, along with the bill. (2B) The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips shall, in addition to the allowances payable under sub-section (2), be entitled to use without payment of charges, the motor cars maintained by the State Government at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi. (3) (a) The Chairman and the Speaker touring outside India on duty shall be entitled to the same terms in regard to travelling and other expenses as a Minister of the State Government.

Medical Attendance. Subject to rules made by the State Government, the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips and the members of the family of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips as the case may be, who are residing with and are dependent on him, shall be entitled free of charge to accommodation in hospitals maintained by the State Government, and to medical attendance and treatment. They shall also be entitled, subject to rules made by the State Government, to reimbursement of the expenses incurred by them for medical attendance and treatment obtained at any other place whether within or outside India. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section and section 12 member of the family means the husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister.

(1) There shall be paid to the Deputy Chairman and to the Deputy Speaker each a salary of eighty thousand rupees per mensem. (2) There shall be paid to the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker a conveyance allowance of equal to the cost of one thousand five hundred litres of petrol per mensem.

(1) There shall be paid to every member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council a salary of eighty thousand rupees per mensem which shall accrue to him from the day on which he is declared duly elected, or, in the case of a member nominated by the Governor to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council, from the date on which he is so nominated, or, if such declaration or nomination is made before the vacancy occurs, from the date of occurrence of the vacancy: Provided that the salary shall not be paid until the member has made and subscribed the oath or affirmation referred to in Article 188 of the Constitution of India. Provided further that,— (i) in the case of a member of a new Legislative Assembly constituted after a general election, the salary shall be paid only from the date of commencement of the duration of that Assembly or if the old Legislative Assembly has been dissolved before the aforesaid date, then from the date of such dissolution; and (ii) in the case of a member of the Legislative Council, the salary shall be paid only from the date on which his term of office as a member of the said Council commences. Provided also that where a person who is already a member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council, is elected or nominated as a member of the Legislative Council or of the Legislative Assembly, he shall be paid salary as a member of the Legislative Council or of the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, only from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council, as the case may be. (2) Any member entitled to any salary under sub-section (1) may relinquish the whole or any portion thereof at any time by intimating in writing to the Speaker in the case of a member of the Legislative Assembly and to the Chairman in the case of a member of the Legislative Council: Provided that any relinquishment made by a member in respect of any salary may be cancelled by him at any time with prospective effect by writing to the Speaker or Chairman accordingly. In section 11 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "twenty five thousand rupees", the words "forty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 9. Amendment of section 11.- In section 11 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "forty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

Travelling and daily allowances of, and medical and other facilities to, members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. Clause (ccc) of Section 12 of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, provides for re-imbursement of air, or rail fare paid for the journey performed, subject to the maximum limit of Rupees ten thousand. In order to avoid inconvenience it is considered necessary to amend the said provision for payment of rupees ten thousand in two equal installments. Clause (ccc) of section 12 of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, provides that every member and his companion shall be provided with one free non transferable pass to travel by the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Transport Services in outside the State of Karnataka also. Subject to such conditions as may be determined by rules made under this Act,— (a) there shall be paid to the members of the Legislative Assembly and of the Legislative Council traveling allowance for journeys at the rate of thirty five rupees per kilometre irrespective of mode of journey subject to such conditions as may be prescribed or fixed traveling allowance rupees one thousand five hundred for each meeting in lieu of traveling allowance calculated on the basis of distance traveled in kilometers. (b) there shall be paid,— (i) to all members daily allowance for attending the meetings and for the prescribed number of days of holidays, intervals or absence between meetings at the rate of two thousand five hundred rupees per-diem within the State and three thousand five hundred rupees and seven thousand rupees per diem for stay in hotel or other registered establishment providing boarding and lodging at scheduled tariffs subject to production of bills and also two thousand rupees towards local transport per-diem outside the State in India; (ii) to all members daily allowance for two days before the commencement of meetings and for two days after the day of conclusion of the meetings; (iii) In respect of study tours abroad the T.A. claims of the members shall be regulated as per G.O.No. FD 3 SRA 2011, dated: 15.11.2011 as amended from time to time. (c) Every member or on ex-member and the members of his family who are residing with and are dependent on him shall be entitled,— (i) free of charge to such accommodation in hospitals and dispensaries maintained by the State Government or in hospitals or dispensaries notified by the Karnataka Legislature and to such medical attendance and treatment as may be prescribed; (ii) subject to rules made by the State Government to reimbursement of expenses incurred by him for medical attendance and treatment obtained at any other place. (iii) every ex-member who is in receipt of the pension under section 11A shall be entitled to fixed medical allowance of twenty thousand rupees per month, subject to the condition that the said amount shall be deducted in the medical reimbursement claim if any during the said month. (iv) Every person who is drawing family pension under section 11B shall be entitled to rupees ten thousand per month as fixed medical allowance. (cc) Every member of the Legislative Assembly and of the Legislative Council shall be entitled to receive in the prescribed manner, a sum of eighty thousand rupees per month as constituency Traveling Allowance (ccc) Every member including a Minister, a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister, a Chairman, a Speaker, a Deputy Chairman, a Deputy Speaker, a Leader of the Opposition and a Government Chief Whip and a Opposition Chief Whip shall, for every financial year, be entitled to receive in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, a sum of rupees three lakh fifty thousand rupees in two equal instalments payable in the months of April and October for the purpose of travelling either single or with a companion in one or more journeys by air or by any class or by any railway in India. A member shall not be entitled to any travelling or daily allowance for such journeys. (d) members entitled to travelling allowance under clause (a) may, during the days of halt in the City of Bangalore, other than during the period when their attendance is required in connection with the meetings, be provided with fully furnished accommodation on payment of rent as specified by the Board from time to time (dd) members may during the days of halt in New Delhi be provided with accommodation in the Karnataka Bhavan on payment of such rates of rent as the State Government may, from time to time, by order, specify; (e) there shall be paid to the members of a committee, in respect of journeys undertaken by the committee,— (i) with the approval of the Chairman, where the committee is a committee of the Members of the Legislative Council only; (ii) with the approval of the Speaker, where the committee is a committee of the Members of the Legislative Assembly only; and (iii) with the approval of the Chairman and the Speaker, where the committee is a committee of members of both Houses, of the Legislature, travelling allowance for journeys by train and for journeys by road whether within the State or outside the State in India, at the rates specified in clause (a) and for journeys by air within the state and outside the state in India actual air fare shall be paid and for journeys by air outside the State in India at the rate of one and one-fifth times the single air fare paid for such journeys and such insurance premium as may be prescribed for insurance against accidents during such journeys by air and daily allowance of rupees fifteen per diem for the days of halt at any place within the State and at rupees twenty-five per diem for the days of halt at any place outside the State: Provided that where one-fifth of the single air fare payable under this clause exceeds rupees thirty, the amount so payable shall be limited to rupees thirty. (f) there shall be paid to a member who is the Chairman of any Committee of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council or of both in respect of journeys outside the State in India in connection with his duties as Chairman of the Committee,— (i) travelling allowance for journeys by train and journeys by road at the rates specified in clause (a) and for journeys by air at the rate of one and one-fifth times the, single air fare paid for such journeys: Provided that where one-fifth of the single air fare payable exceeds rupees thirty, the amount so payable shall be limited to rupees thirty; (ii) such insurance premium as may be prescribed for insurance against accidents during journeys by air; (iii) daily allowance at rupees twenty-five per diem; and (iv) such charges as may be prescribed towards transportation at the place of his stay for attending the conference of the Chairmen of such Committees. (g) a member including a Minister, a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister, the Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Chairman, the Deputy Speaker, a Leader of the Opposition and a Government Chief Whip and a Opposition Chief Whip shall be entitled to have a telephone installed at Government cost at the place of his choice. The expenditure in respect of initial deposit, installation and rental charges shall be borne by the State Government. Where a member has a telephone installed at his own cost at such place, the rental charges in respect thereof shall be borne by the State Government; (h) (i) one lakh ten thousand rupees per month towards meeting the expenditure incurred by him on telephone and cell phone calls, constituency allowances and postal charges; (ii) twenty five thousand rupees as the salary of the personal Assistant and the Room Boy of the Member in the discharge of his duties as a member. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, „meeting‟ means a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council or of any committee of the said Assembly or Council or of both. In section 12 of the Principal Act,- (i) in clause (a) for the words “twenty five rupees” the words “thirty five rupees” shall be substituted. (ii) in clause (b) in sub-clause (i) for the words “two thousand rupees”, “two thousand five hundred rupees”, “five thousand rupees” and “one thousand five hundred rupees” the words “two thousand five hundred rupees”, “three thousand five hundred rupees”, “seven thousand rupees” and “two thousand rupees” shall respectively be substituted. (iii) in clause (cc) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “sixty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. (iv) in clause (ccc) for the words “two lakh rupees” the words “two lakhs fifty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. (v) in clause (h),- (a) in sub-clause (ii) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “sixty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. (b) in sub-clause (iv) for the words “ten thousand rupees” the words “twenty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 13. Amendment of section 12.- In section 12 of the Principal Act,- (i) in clause (c),- (a) in sub-clause(iii) for the words “five thousand rupees” the words “twenty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

Minister, a Minister of State, Deputy Minister, Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition and the Government Chief Whips not to draw salaries as members. Amending Act 19 of 1997.—It is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the Parliamentary functionaries and the Legislators and certain other benefits as well as enhance the pension payable to the Former Legislators by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 37 of 1997. File DPAL 52 SHASANA 97.) (1) A Minister, a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister, the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, or the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips or the Opposition Chief Whips shall not, while he draws the salary and allowance for his office, be entitled to any salary or allowance as a member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council, as the case may be. Provided that the Deputy Chairman or the Deputy Speaker who does not avail the facility provided under section 10B shall be entitled to the allowances specified in clauses (a) and (b) of section 12 as a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council, as the case may be: Provided further that he shall also be entitled to the allowances admissible under section 8 or under clause (f) of section 12, as the case may be; (1A) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), the Leader of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips or the Opposition Chief Whips who does not avail the facility provided in section 10F or section 10K, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the allowances specified in clauses (a), (b), (e), (f) of section 12 as a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council or as a Chairman of any committee of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council or of both. (2) The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips or the Opposition Chief Whips shall not during the tenure of his office practise any profession or engage in any trade or undertake for remuneration, any employment other than his duties as Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition or the Government Chief Whips, as the case may be. (3) x x x

Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, every member shall be entitled to the grant of an advance for the purchase of a motor car or a motor cycle.

Recovery of dues. Any amount due to the Government or the Legislature Secretariat from a person who is or was a member of the Legislature may, without prejudice to any other mode of collection be recovered,—

(a) from his salary payable under section 11;

(b) from his pension payable under section 11-A;

(c) as if it were an arrear of land Revenue."

Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, a member of the Legislature includes a Minister, Minister of State, Deputy Minister, Chairman, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips or the Opposition Chief Whips.

Establishment of Benevelent Fund. (1) There shall be constituted a fund called the Karnataka Legislators‟ Benevolent Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Fund).

(2) The Fund specified in sub-section (1) shall consist of,—

(a) such amount as may be contributed by any member or former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly or the Karnataka Legislative Council;

(b) such amount as may be contributed or gifted or donated to the Fund by the Government or any other persons;

(c) the interest earned on the amount in the said Fund.

(3) The Fund shall be operated or administered or maintained by an authority called the Karnataka Legislators‟ Benevolent Fund Authority in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed.

(4) The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Benevolent Fund Authority shall consist of,- (a) The Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly; Chairman (b) The Minister in-charge of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka; Member (c) Leader of opposition in the Legislative Assembly; Member (d) The Secretary, Karnataka Legislative Assembly shall be the Secretary of the Authority.

(4A) The Karnataka Legislative Council Benevolent Fund Authority shall consist of,— (a) The Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council; Chairman (b) The Minister in-charge of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka; Member (c) Leader of opposition in the Legislative Council; Member (d) The Secretary, Karnataka Legislative Council Shall be the Secretary of the Authority.

(5) The amount at credit in the said Fund shall subject to such rules as may be prescribed, be applied or invested or expended for the benefit or for the welfare of,— (i) persons who are entitled to pension under section 11A; (ii) the family of persons who die while serving as members of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council; (iii) the family of persons referred in clause (i) after their demise;

Note.—For the purpose of this section, family shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the explanation to sub-section (1) of section 11B.

(1) The recognised group shall be entitled to telephone and such secretarial facilities as may be prescribed in this behalf: Provided that such facilities shall not be provided to such Leader or Deputy Leader as the case may be, who,— (i) is provided with similar telephone and secretarial facilities by virtue of holding any office of, or representation in a Legislature Committee or other Committee, Council, Board, Commission or other body established by the Government; or (ii) is provided with similar telephone and secretarial facilities in any other capacity by the Government or a local authority or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Government or any local authority. (2) The facilities admissible under sub-section (1) shall be co-terminus with the term of the Leader or Deputy Leader as the case may be of the recognised group.

Saving. Nothing in this Act shall prevent a retired Government servant from drawing his pension in addition to any salary or allowances to which he may be entitled under this Act.

Section 15 of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, vests with the Government, the power to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the said Act. After grant of independent status to the Karnataka State Legislature, it is considered necessary to vest with the Special Board, the power to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, which hitherto vested with the Government. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Karnataka Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(1A) Any rule under this Act may be made to have effect retrospectively, and if any such rule is made, a statement specifying the reasons for making such a rule shall be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature along with the rule under sub-section (2).

(2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, any other law, rule or order, all rules, notifications and orders which may or are required to be made or issued under this Act, relating to the members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips, in respect of their salary, allowances, pensions, medical bills, accommodation, personal staff, journeys and facilities of all types to which they are entitled, shall be made or issued by the Secretary, Karnataka Legislature with the approval of the Special Board, consisting of the Chairman, the Speaker, the Chief Minister and the Minister in charge of Parliamentary Affairs after consultation with the Finance Department and with such person, body, authority or a department of the State Government as may be prescribed.

Repeal of Mysore Ordinance No. 3 of 1956 and savings. The Mysore Legislature Salaries Ordinance, 1956, is hereby repealed; but any rules made, anything done and any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been made, done, or taken under this Act, as if this Act had come into force on the first day of November 1956 and all rules made under the said Ordinance shall be laid, as soon as may be, after the passing of this Act, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of one month which may be comprised in one session or in two or more sessions and if, before the expiry of the said period, either House of the State Legislature makes any modification in the rules or directs that any rule shall not have effect and, if the modification or direction is agreed to by the other House, the rules shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be.

In section 10N of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a) for the words "seven hundred and fifty litres”, the words "one thousand five hundred litres" shall be substituted.

In section 11 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "twenty five thousand rupees", the words "forty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

1. (i) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “fifty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (ii) for the eighth proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided also that, where any person has served for more than five years there shall be paid to him an additional pension at the rate of rupees five thousand per

mensem for every subsequent completed term which shall not exceed rupees one

lakh.”

1. (i) in sub-section (1), for the words "two lakh rupees", the words "two lakhs fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
2. (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "two lakh rupees", the words "two lakhs fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

After section 11C of the Principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “11D. Increase in Salary and Allowances of the Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Chairman, the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of Opposition, the Government Chief whips, the Opposition Chief Whips, the members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.- The salary and allowances of the Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Chairman, the Deputy Speaker, the Leaders of Opposition, the Government Chief whips, the Opposition Chief Whips, the members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council shall be increased after every five years commencing from 1st April, 2023 on the basis of Cost Inflation Index provided under clause (v) of Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.”

Opposition Chief Whips, the members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council

shall be increased after every five years commencing from 1st April, 2023 on the basis of Cost Inflation Index provided under clause (v) of Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.”

1. (i) in clause (a) for the words “twenty five rupees” the words “thirty five rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (ii) in clause (b) in sub-clause (i) for the words “two thousand rupees”, “two thousand five hundred rupees”, “five thousand rupees” and “one thousand five hundred rupees” the words

“two thousand five hundred rupees”, “three thousand five hundred rupees”, “seven thousand

rupees” and “two thousand rupees” shall respectively be substituted.

1. (iii) in clause (cc) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “sixty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (iv) in clause (ccc) for the words “two lakh rupees” the words “two lakhs fifty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
3. (v) in clause (h),-

1. (a) in sub-clause (ii) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “sixty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (b) in sub-clause (iv) for the words “ten thousand rupees” the words “twenty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, (G. SRIDHAR) Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs And Legislation. KARNATAKA ACT NO.25 OF 2025 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 4 th day of April, 2025) THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE SALARIES, PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 3 rd day of April, 2025) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy sixth year of the Republic of India, as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2025.

1. (2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 3.- In the Karnataka Legislature Salaries,

Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957), (hereinafter

referred to as the Principal Act), in section 3,-

1. (iv) in sub-section (1), for the words " seventy five thousand rupees", the words "one lakh twenty five thousand rupees" and for the words "four lakhs rupees", the words "five lakh rupees" shall respectively be substituted;
2. (v) in sub-section (2), for the words " seventy five thousand rupees", the words "one lakh twenty five thousand rupees rupees" and for the words "four lakhs rupees", the words "five lakh rupees" shall respectively be substituted. 3. Amendment of section 4.- In section 4 of the Principal Act,-
3. (i) in sub-section (1), for the words "one lakh sixty thousand rupees", the words "two lakh fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted ; and
4. (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "twenty thousand rupees", the words "twenty five thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 4. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the Principal Act, in sub- section (2), in clause (d), in first proviso, for the words “three thousand five hundred rupees and seven thousand rupees” the words “five thousand rupees and ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 5. Amendment of section 10.- In section 10 of the Principal Act, in sub-

section (1), for the words " sixty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand

rupees" shall be substituted; 6. Amendment of section 10E.- In section 10E of the Principal Act, for the words "sixty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 7. Amendment of section 10J.- In section 10J of the Principal Act, for

the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words "seventy thousand rupees" shall

be substituted.

8. Amendment of section 10K.- In section 10K of the Principal Act, for

the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words "seventy thousand rupees" shall

be substituted. 9. Amendment of section 11.- In section 11 of the Principal Act, in sub- section (1), for the words "forty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 10. Amendment of section 11A.- In section 11A of the Principal Act,-

1. (i) in sub-section (1),-

1. (a) for the words, brackets and figures “the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2009", the words, brackets and figures " the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2025" shall be substituted;
2. (b) for the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words "seventy five thousand rupees" shall be substituted; and
3. (c) in the eighth proviso, for the words “rupees five thousand” and “rupees one lakh” the words “rupees twenty thousand” and “ rupees one lakh fifty thousand” shall respectively be substituted.
   • (ii) in sub-section (5), in clause (ii) for the words "one lakh rupees", the words "two lakh rupees" shall be substituted. 11. Amendment of section 11C.- In section 11C of the Principal Act,-
   • (iii) in sub-section (1), for the words “two lakhs fifty thousand rupees", the words "three lakh rupees" shall be substituted.
   • (iv) in sub-section (2), for the words "two lakhs fifty thousand rupees ", the words “three lakh rupees " shall be substituted. 12. Omission of section 11D.- Section 11D of the Principal Act shall be omitted. 13. Amendment of section 12.- In section 12 of the Principal Act,-
   • (i) in clause (c),-
4. (a) in sub-clause(iii) for the words “five thousand rupees” the words “twenty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
5. (b) in sub-clause(iv) for the words “rupees two thousand five

hundred” the words “rupees ten thousand” shall be substituted.

1. (ii) in clause (cc) for the words “sixty thousand rupees” the words “eighty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (iii) in clause (ccc) for the words “two lakh fifty thousand rupees” the words “three lakh fifty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
3. (iv) for clause (h), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(i) one lakh ten thousand rupees per month towards meeting the expenditure incurred by him on telephone and cell phone calls, constituency allowances and postal charges;
4. (ii) twenty five thousand rupees as the salary of the personal Assistant and the Room Boy of the Member in the discharge of his duties as a member.” By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation